"My blood will do," Qing Xuan immediately stepped forward, rolling up his sleeve. "I have the Phoenix bloodline. Use mine."
Everyone looked at Yun Han, who nodded thoughtfully.
A sharp blade was unsheathed with a chilling aura. The sound of the blade slicing through the skin was particularly ear - piercing. The fresh, warm blood was a symbol of a beating life, and at the moment, it was also everyone's hope.
Moving quickly with Yun Han at the center, a sudden burst of colorful light emerged. A strange pattern appeared on the ground, unfolding layer by layer. Ancient characters swiftly spun in the air above. The surrounding air gradually distorted, as if time had slowed down, and one could feel the flow of the gas.
"Let's start," Yun Han said, then leaped out of the eye of the formation on bent knees.
Feng Xingzhi placed Ji Yunxi in the center of the formation. The four of them took their positions on each side of the formation.
"The rest of you, spread out and keep an eye out for any enemies following us."
"Yes!"
Four pillars of light were injected into the formation. A faint glow covered the surface of the formation. Ji Yunxi's wound stopped bleeding, and her complexion slowly regained its rosiness.
"Ugh..." Ji Yunxi slowly opened her eyes. As the formation dissipated, Feng Xingzhi quickly stepped forward and caught her. He emitted a white light from his palm to check on Ji Yunxi, and his face suddenly turned solemn.
"Uncle, what's going on?"
Ji Yunxi realized something. She stood up and tried to mobilize her divine power, but it was in vain. She stared at her hands, stunned for a moment, but quickly hid her emotions.
"Although the wound has stopped bleeding, the lost divine power can't be retrieved for the time being," Yun Han said with concern after checking her pulse.
"It's okay. I'll get my divine power back one day," Ji Yunxi comforted Feng Xingzhi, feigning strength.
"Yeah," Feng Xingzhi nodded. A strange emotion flashed across his eyes. He knew Ji Yunxi was feeling sad but just pretending to be okay. He secretly vowed to help her get back her divine power.
Feng Ji had been standing by, longing to thank Ji Yunxi in person. Now he finally got the chance.
"Thank you so much," he bowed.
"It's what we should do. No need to thank us," Ji Yunxi quickly helped him up. As a junior, she dared not accept the bow from Feng Ji, a Heavenly Emperor, whose status was like that of her former master.
"By the way, A Zhi, do you know what's been going on in the upper realm recently?" Ji Yunxi turned to look into Feng Xingzhi's eyes.
Hearing this, Feng Xingzhi lowered his eyes and stared at the ground. After a two - second silence, he looked up again, his eyes regaining their usual calmness. He told her about Jiang Yaoji's older brother.
"Jiang Yaoji actually has an older brother?" Ji Yunxi's pupils shrank suddenly. She was quite surprised and frowned slightly, staring ahead.
"Yeah. Her brother is very powerful, even stronger than Jiang Yaoji. And..."
"And what?" Ji Yunxi stared at Feng Xingzhi anxiously.
"He knows us and seems to be very hostile towards us," Feng Xingzhi's thoughts flashed back. He seemed to see again the hateful look in those eyes, but he couldn't remember ever seeing him before.
"This is not a good place to talk. Let's find a place to rest first," Yun Han interrupted their conversation.
"Okay!"
Everyone rode their horses at full speed. Fortunately, the weather was good, and the journey was relatively smooth.
"Could there be a connection between the appearance of Jiang Yaoji's brother and the hole in the sky?" Ji Yunxi didn't know why she thought so, but her intuition told her there must be a link between the two.
"Not sure. We need to investigate," Feng Xingzhi was reminded by Ji Yunxi's words and felt that he had missed some important information.
The sun was setting in the west. The orange - red afterglow dyed the sky as if it had been blood - stained, making people feel a bit uneasy. Occasionally, brown birds flew by and perched on the branches. Poisonous snakes in the forest coiled nearby, ready to strike.
Everyone found an inn to rest. After dinner, they each went back to their rooms.
"Knock, knock!"
"Who is it?" Feng Xingzhi, who was leaning against the window, moved his stiff body and walked to the door.
"A Zhi, it's me."
Feng Xingzhi opened the door and pulled her in.
Due to the shortage of rooms, the men and women were separated, with several people sharing a room. So Feng Xingzhi didn't stay in the same room as Ji Yunxi.
"Where are the others?" Ji Yunxi looked around and saw only him.
"They've gone out to gather information. You can say whatever you want," Feng Xingzhi knew Ji Yunxi had something to tell him after so many years of being together.
Ji Yunxi sat down, her hands intertwined and rubbing against each other.
Feng Xingzhi stood by the window, crossing his arms and looking at the distant mountains and the setting sun.
"Yue Chen told me that there's still a part of my memory that I haven't retrieved," Ji Yunxi said.
"Do you believe what he said?" Feng Xingzhi's throat was dry, and his voice was hoarse.
"Yue Chen also said... I'm the Goddess," Ji Yunxi ignored Feng Xingzhi's question and continued.
"So what's your decision? Yunxi, tell me. What's your decision?" Feng Xingzhi turned around and stared into her eyes.
"I want to retrieve it," Ji Yunxi said. Just then, the sun completely sank below the horizon. The room was not lit, and the last bit of light disappeared. It was pitch - black, and all they could hear was Feng Xingzhi's firm voice.
"Okay. I'll support whatever decision you make," Feng Xingzhi walked over and sat beside her. "Maybe the lost part of your memory is from the same period as mine. And Yue Chen knows everything. If we find him, everything will be solved."
"But Yue Chen now has part of my divine power. He might be very difficult to deal with," Ji Yunxi said.
Feng Xingzhi tapped his fingers on the table thoughtfully and said, "We need to plan this carefully. You should go back and rest first."
As he said this, he waved his sleeve, and the lights in the room lit up. The candlelight cast a shadow on his side face, alternating between light and dark.
"Okay."
Ji Yunxi remembered what Yun Han had said during the day. Looking at her palm, she let out a long sigh.
"I want to try again," Ji Yunxi said to Feng Xingzhi, her voice lacking confidence.
Feng Xingzhi hugged her. Ji Yunxi was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised her hand to hug him back.
"I'll guard for you outside. Just go ahead," Feng Xingzhi let go of her, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Okay." Feng Xingzhi's encouragement gave Ji Yunxi great strength.
She tried to meditate in the room and found that her divine power was actually growing.
"Yunxi, how are you?" Feng Xingzhi saw the light in the room from outside. Thinking something had happened, he immediately pushed the door open and was also stunned when he saw this scene.
Ji Yunxi withdrew her divine power. She got out of bed and tested her divine power. Sure enough, it had grown stronger than before.
"How could this be?" Ji Yunxi looked at Feng Xingzhi in surprise.
Feng Xingzhi checked her over and found nothing abnormal.
"Xixi, it's very late. You should go back and rest first."
"Okay. I'll go back now." Ji Yunxi was happy about the recovery of her divine power. Without thinking much, she went back to her room.